Poultry sinew puller



Nov. 14, 1933. B. B. HART POULTRY SINEW FULLER Filed March 17, 1931 I tendons-from the legs of poultry, or from other,

, sinews or tendons are extracted or withdrawn. by a. simple prying operation and a device .where- I and one from which the sinews or'tendonswill Patented Nev. 14, 1933' outrun STAT-ES P TENT F C 1 a YF'POULTRY'ISINEWPULLERQ g I Burnett B. Hart, Long Be ch, Calif, i V I V I V l Application March 17, 1931. serial: m me i ..5 Claims.

'My present inventionrelates to a device or 1 means for extracting or pulling, the sinews or meats.

videa very simple, economical and durable device for extracting, pulling or withdrawing the sinews or tendons from the legs of poultry and the like; second, to provide a device of this class which may be easily manipulated and whereby the sinews or tendons may be easily and quickly removedor extracted, and whereby the sinews or tendons are not easily broken in the attempt to extractor withdraw the same; third, ,to provide a device of this'class whereby the by one end of the sinews or tendons, not-desired, or intended to be extracted, or torn loose, is

held firmly by the device whileextracting forceis applied to the other portionsof the sinews or tendons; fourth, to provide a device of this class that will not slip, on the legs of the poultry not slip 01f and, fifth, to provide a device of this class which will not readily deteriorate or get out of order. 1

With these and other objects in view as will appear hereinafter, I have devised a device of this class having certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, as will be hereinafter described'in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying rawing and to the characters of reference thereon which form a part of this application in which: Figure l is a perspective view of my sinew or tendon pullerin one form; and Fig; 2 is a fragmentary side view of .the leg of a fowl showing my device, by solid lines in position for extracting or withdrawing the sinews or tendons from the upper sections of the leg, and showing by dottedlines my device in a shifted position with the sinews or tendons partly extracted. Like characters of reference refer to similar parts and portions throughout the views of the a as to give sufficient leverage for prying or pulling the sinews or tendons loose. The handle 2 is riveted, or otherwise secured, to the bar 1 at one end and in the center thereof, and ex- .jtends outwardly therefrom at substantially right The objects of this invention are: first, to pro angles to the plane ofthebar l, The prongs 3 and-4 are, positioned at the opposite end'and onthe opposite side of the. bar from that to which the handle 2 is secured, and are preferably parallelto each other and at rightfangles" to the longitudinal extent of the bar Landm'ay" be positioned. at or adjacent the opposite e ges,

of the bar; as shown. These prongs ar'epro vided with central rounded portions 3a and 4a. respectively, and flanges 3b and 41), respectively, formed as a part of the rounded portions 3a and 4a., the flanges being positioned atthe ends of the rounded portions adjacent the bar 1. Extending beyond the flanges 32) and 4b are por tions which extend through the bar 1 and are riveted at the oppositeside of the'bar for securing, the prongs thereto. Positioned at the extended end of the prong 3 is a cap 30 which, in this instance, is formed as a part of ,the central portion 3a. This cap is provided with a flat side 3d on the side adjacent the prong 4 for providing clearance between the prong Bjand the prong 4. The extended end of the portion 4a of the prong 4 is provided with an enlarged portion of substantially the same diameter'as the canon the prong 3, which enlarged portion provides .a shoulder :40 similar to the shoulder on the prong 3 provided'by the cap 30. The purpose ofthese shoulders formed on the prongs is forpreventing the device from slipping off the legs of the poultry, or the sinews or tendons from provided at its outerend with a pointed portion 4d, the pointbeing adapted to facilitate the insertion of the prong 4 into the legs of the poultry,

The device is used in the following manner: The lower section, designated A, of the leg of the fowl is slit longitudinally at the posterior portion between the bone and the sinews, the incision being of sufiicient length to permit the a ready introduction of the pointed prong; the slit or incision being designated by A in Fig. 2. When the pointed prong is inserted, the other prong 3 is clear of the leg. The device is then pivoted o-r shifted in the direction of the arrow,

designated B, until the prong 3 engages the outer side of the posterior portion of the lower section of. the leg. Further shiftinglof the handle inthe direction. of the arrow B forces the prong against the leg and clamps the'lower .ends of the sinews ortendons, designated C,' against the bone. The prong 3 then serves as a pivot about which the handle and the prong 4 are shifted, drawing the sinews or tendons outwardly and downwardly with respect to the foot end of the leg. Continuous shifting of the handle in the direction of the arrow B causes the sinews to be wound up on the prongs and thus extracted from the upper sections D of the leg. With the sinews thus withdrawn, the lower portion or section A of the leg may be severed at the joint E.

ticular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions of my device, I do not Wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination and arrangement, but

desire to include in the scope of my invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I.-

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A poultry sinew puller ofthe class described,

consisting of a handle having at one-enda pair of spaced-apart prongs, the one being longer than the other and pointed at its end.

2. In a device of the class described, a handle having at one end a pair of spaced-apart prongs said prongs having means in connection therewith for retaining on the prongs the substance wound thereon, the one prong being longer than the other and pointed at its end.

3. A poultry sinew puller of the class described, including a handle in the form of a crank having at one end a pair of spaced-apart prongs, the one being longer than the other and pointed at its end, each of the prongs being reduced in diameter inwardly from their outer ends. Though I have shown and described a par- 4. In a poultry sinew puller of the class described, a handle in crank form, and a pair of pins secured at one end to the flat side of one end of the handle and positioned substantially at right angles thereto, each of the pins having enlarged portions adjacent their extended ends.

5. In a device of the class described, a handle, and a pair of pins secured at one end to the flat side of one end of the handle and positioned substantially at right angles thereto, each of the pins having enlarged portions adjacent their extended ends, one ofthe enlarged portions being extended outwardly a considerable distance beyond the end of the other pin and pointed at its end.

BURNETT B. HART, 

